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Forward Plan Ref: 2020/086

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Report by Director for Community Operations (Interim) (CMDE6).

The report presents responses received to a statutory consultation to introduce six pairs of speed cushions on Godstow Road at Wolvercote, Oxford put forward in conjunction with Oxford City Council who have undertaken to fund the project subject to approval being given to proceed with the scheme.

The Cabinet Member for the Environment is RECOMMENDED to approve the proposed introduction of speed cushions on Godstow Road as advertised.

Approved

The Cabinet Member for Environment considered a report (CMDE6) presenting responses received to a statutory consultation to introduce six pairs of speed cushions on Godstow Road at Wolvercote, Oxford put forward in conjunction with Oxford City Council who had undertaken to fund the project subject to approval being given to proceed with the scheme.

The local member County Councillor Paul Buckley had submitted the following comments in support of the introduction of these traffic calming measures. However, having noted that the Oxford Bus Company had not responded to the consultation and since their number 6 bus serving Lower Wolvercote was an essential service for many residents of Lower Wolvercote, for accessing other parts of Oxford, he had sought assurances from Oxford Bus Company that the speed cushions would not impede their buses. The Managing Director of OBC had assured him that their lack of response had been because they had not foreseen a major problem. However, he had pointed out that buses would need to straddle speed cushions to avoid a jolt to passengers and this would not be possible if there was on-street parking on both sides of the road. Parking on one side only could be accommodated, but only by the bus moving to the other side of the road, to straddle the other cushion of the pair. He had requested that these factors were taken account when the cushions were installed and any feasible measures employed to mitigate the problem.  He corrected paragraph 14 of the report as he understood the Oxford City Council had agreed to fully finance the proposed measures from CIL funds generated by the Mill Site development.

Officers confirmed the detail of the response from the Oxford Bus Company.

Having regard to the information set out in the report and the representations made to her at the meeting the Cabinet Member for Environment confirmed her decision as follows:

to approve the proposed introduction of speed cushions on Godstow Road as advertised.

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Cabinet Member for Environment

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